Describes a computer-based information retrieval and electronic messaging system produced by Control Data Corporation now being used by government agencies and other organizations. Background of Local Government Information Network (LOGIN), database structure, types of LOGIN units, searching LOGIN (intersect, display, and list commands), and how…

Outlines trends in assistance strategies and types of international organizations as sources of information transfer for development. Highlights include impact of development policies (modernization theory, basic needs policy, dependency theory, adjustment theory), telematics and technical assistance (transborder data flow, information policies),…

Presents a broad overview of the components that are needed to implement the "library" command, an online system command of the Library Network which allows American Telephone and Telegraph employees to access library services remotely. Types of requests that are handled are detailed and the library network environment is described. (MBR)

Presents questions and answers from information networking panel discussion involving symposium speakers Barbara Markuson (Indiana Cooperative Library Services Authority), Frank Grisham (Southeastern Library Network), Laima Mockus (New England Library Information Network), Richard McCoy (Research Libraries Group), Rowland Brown (OCLC), and Toni…

Information activities carried out by both National Clearinghouse for Alcohol Information (NCALI) and Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies (RCAS) are described, highlighting establishment of a cooperative information-sharing arrangement between these two centers, its subsequent discontinuation due to federal budget cuts, and current prospects for…

Examination of the relationship among librarians, independent scholarly publishers, and scholars as natural partners in the creation and dissemination of knowledge highlights traditional functions and the disruption of the relationship caused by new technologies of electronic publishing and information networks. Ways of dealing constructively with…

Focuses on five issues of central concern to full-service document suppliers (provide on-demand delivery of any material, without limitations of subject, document type, or publication date) and their clients: end user access, ownership versus access, cooperation of all document suppliers, technology, and speed of access. (EJS)

Explores some of the more important technological developments. Discusses their impact on the telecommunications industry and consumer environment. (PD)

URBIN, formed in February 1974, is an informal local level group of urban affairs librarians. (Author)

Lists some 450 items covering the period 1963 to 1975. (PF)

Presents salient characteristics of the 1,000 or more special libraries in Canada. A properly constituted national referral centre and reports clearinghouse are lacking, and a strong national association, if developed, might be an instrument for fostering greater integration into the national information network. A selection of directories listing…

Presents revision of Book Industry Systems Advisory Committee (BISAC) format designed specifically for electronic transmission of purchase orders for monograph or series titles combining fixed and variable length data fields which was approved in January 1983. Special characters, sample address descriptions, summary of fixed records, glossary, and…

The role of networks in correcting inadequate bibliographic control for audiovisual materials is discussed, citing efforts of Project Media Base, National Information Center for Educational Media, Consortium of University Film Centers, National Library of Medicine, National Agricultural Library, National Film Board of Canada, and bibliographic…

The California Career Education Dissemination Center's success is based upon personal service, an active community communications network, in-house monitoring, and responsiveness to changing client goals. (SK)